Los Angeles to San Francisco
North of San Francisco - Muir Woods
Muir Woods is a beautiful spot just north of San Fransisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Patty and Kelly decided this would be their big tour of the cruise - and it turned out to be a fabulous decision.
The variety of mosses and the natural fertilizer of rotting trees became part of the relaxing beauty.
The two of them even got a passerby to photograph them between a pair of redwoods.
Following the trail through Muir Woods, the tour returned to the San Francisco docks.
From there the two of them roamed the shorefront of San Francisco, finally taking pictures of Coit Tower from the ship, at night.
Santa Barbara is a tender port
Sometimes
even adults are - well - a bit relaxed on vacation.
Selfies are a questionable invention.
In a very familiar port, where passengers must tender ashore, people can decide now is the time to film tenders being lifted on and off the ship.
San Diego - sister city to the south of our home
Patty, Kelly, Vanessa, and Vanessa's friend take a fancy ferry transfer to Coronado Island.
The required port outside the United States - Ensenada, Mexico
Shopping in Mexico isn't bad, but this is the last day to get some
discounted service onboard. To go ashore or not go go ashore, that
is the question?
Baked Alaska is the traditional desert, and usually served on the
last night. Just before getting off the ship, one must find a last
breakfast at the Horizon Lounge.